Question

The master said to his servant ,"Go and water the plants ." ( Change into indirect speech)​

Answer 1

Solution :-

Indirect speech: The master ordered the servant to go and water the plants.

NOTE :-

When the reporting verb of direct speech is in past tense then all the present tenses are changed to the corresponding past tense in indirect speech.

The tenses of direct speech do not change if the reporting verb is in the future tense or present tense.

Little more :-

Direct speech :-

Direct speech describes when something is being repeated exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks.

Examples :-

• Rajesh says, “She has brought fame to her family.”
• He said to me, “I am feeling unwell today.”
• Sara said, “My father has a roaring business in Mumbai.”

Indirect speech :-

Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words.

Examples :-

• Rajesh says that she has brought fame to her family.
• He told me that he was feeling unwell that day.
• Sara said that her father had a roaring business in Mumbai.